unaccustomed
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One of the most impressive things about “Point Blank” is that the up-and-coming Mr. Boorman made the film with an old-time crew largely unaccustomed to his innovative ways who nonetheless rose to the occasion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Tennessee, Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana -- southern states unaccustomed to intense winter weather and the bone-chilling cold that's forecast to continue for much of the next week -- were especially impacted.
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
He deploys a funky delivery that ends with him throwing the ball from high above his head, an arm slot opposing batters are unaccustomed to facing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
Syd, unaccustomed to elevators, let alone crowded ones, had to be pulled in, then splat like a cartoon character on the floor each time there was a shift down.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2025
For one thing, turning concepts into numbers was a sort of anagramming to which he was unaccustomed.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
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Flowers for Algernon
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